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| in·hi·bi·tion [ ìnnə bísh'n, ìnhə bísh'n ] (plural in·hi·bi·tions) |
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1. feeling that inhibits somebody: a feeling or belief that prevents somebody from behaving spontaneously or speaking freely
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2. something that inhibits: something that inhibits something, or the act of inhibiting something
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3. psychology inhibited mental state: a mental state in which somebody's activity or behavior is stifled or obstructed
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4. psychology diminished response to stimulus: in Pavlovian conditioning, the progressive weakening of a response to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus
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5. chemistry prevention of chemical reaction: the slowing down or prevention of a chemical reaction
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6. physiology obstruction of bodily process or organ: the suppression or blocking of a bodily process or the action of an organ
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin inhibition-< inhibere (see inhibit)] |
